Wrexham talking about expanding the racecourse to 55k

[Father Dougal]

Re: Wrexham talking about expanding the racecourse to 55k

I am not supporting the idea of a big stadium for Wrexham

Even 20 k would be far too big

But it's not like our place is packed week in week out so I think we should save the bow and arrows

If it was people walking through turnstiles announced rather than including absent season ticket holders I'd say wrexham are already having more people watching them at home than we are in the Last 2 seasons in national league and league 2.

[Canton Kev]

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They were getting 10k plus in the national league with most games completely sold out.

Obviously before the hype they weren't doing that but don't underestimate the power of Disney etc......

It's amusing to see people talk about the size of the town as if that's the main metric. They've become and are becoming more of a reality TV football side. They are aware of it and embracing it. The attendances go up everywhere they go.

They'd easily sell out 30k Week in week out in the Premier league.

They weren’t selling out their EFL Trophy games this season. Now I get it’s a diddy competition but if they had 30,000 people wanting to go to games they’d have been going to those ones too as you’d take anything you could get.

Wrexham’s fan base has the majority living overseas. They might sell 30,000 shirts but 90% of those will be shipped to America. They can sell out a friendly in a 60,000 seater stadium in the states but only get 5,000 and 7,000 against Burton and Port Vale in the cup.

Their fan base in the US will probably keep increasing for years but most of them will never go to a game. In the UK, how many people are going to be travelling from outside Wrexham and the surrounding area? It’ll be a number in the hundreds, not thousands. I reckon a 20,000 stadium will be fine for Wrexham for a long time.

[blue matt]

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They said that about Cardiff City Stadium

and they came, look at the time in the prem and Wales games. :thumbup::thumbup:

[Dembe]

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20 k max

No way are wrexham a bigger supported club than Swansea

GOD has spoken. Thread over.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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and they came, look at the time in the prem and Wales games. :thumbup::thumbup:

Mmmm

We have had 2 seasons in the top flight since the stadium has been built

They have turned up but only for the glory games

It doesn't seem a reason to have 33000 seats if we only fill them twice every 16 years

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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GOD has spoken. Thread over.

It's not my fault if you are unable to deal with reality

If you think Wrexham require a stadium of the size in that report and that a ground holding 20000 , if that , would be far more sensible then I would go and have a rest in a care home

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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I am not supporting the idea of a big stadium for Wrexham

Even 20 k would be far too big

But it's not like our place is packed week in week out so I think we should save the bow and arrows

In th Championship? Could do it with support from North Wales. Don't base your opinion on Wrexham attendances from crap in the 80s.

[Trigger]

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Probably need a few generations of success to get anywhere near 40k+ regularly.

Would need to basically convert the North Wales plastics.

I just don't see the interest lasting that long, the Disney series works as long as they progress regularly.

Good luck to them but 25000, championship football and more Wales matches would be a bloody good aim for wrexham.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

Re: Wrexham talking about expanding the racecourse to 55k

Probably need a few generations of success to get anywhere near 40k+ regularly.

Would need to basically convert the North Wales plastics.

I just don't see the interest lasting that long, the Disney series works as long as they progress regularly.

Good luck to them but 25000, championship football and more Wales matches would be a bloody good aim for wrexham.

There's no way Wrexham could get gates to justify building a stadium fitting 25000 , never mind 40 k

20 , at a push

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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In th Championship? Could do it with support from North Wales. Don't base your opinion on Wrexham attendances from crap in the 80s.

North Wales is home to even more wannabee Liverpool and United fans than down here

Wrexham have done well , I think it's great

But talk of building a big stadium for a small club is just publicity as far as I can see

[Father Dougal]

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North Wales is home to even more wannabee Liverpool and United fans than down here

Wrexham have done well , I think it's great

But talk of building a big stadium for a small club is just publicity as far as I can see

Sludge they are averaging nearly 12k in league 2. They averaged 10k in non league. Those numbers would be double if their capacity allowed it.

They'd struggle to get 20k in the Championship or premier league? Absolutely ridiculous statement.

[Father Dougal]

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Mmmm

We have had 2 seasons in the top flight since the stadium has been built

They have turned up but only for the glory games

It doesn't seem a reason to have 33000 seats if we only fill them twice every 16 years

We averaged nearly 32k last time we were in the Premier. Half the premier league averaged less than us.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Sludge they are averaging nearly 12k in league 2. They averaged 10k in non league. Those numbers would be double if their capacity allowed it.

They'd struggle to get 20k in the Championship or premier league? Absolutely ridiculous statement.

Of course, but that's Sludge.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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We averaged nearly 32k last time we were in the Premier. Half the premier league averaged less than us.

Filling a 32 k stadium if we are in the Premier league is not a sign we need a big stadium

Because most of the time we are not in the Premier league and the ground is sometimes not much more than half full

I remember when Sam took over there was talk of building a big stadium and it was a daft idea then and it's a daft idea for wrexham too

[cityhammer]

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They haven't sad they are PLANNING a 55k stadium tho, they are just talking up the club and saying they could maybe fit 50-55k in. The media are taking a statement and building a story that doesnt actually exist, so unlike the press in UK.